Premier EuroCase recently installed a second laser edgebander to address an overwhelming demand for door components.

For powder coating MDF, RadEX has written the book on best practices. For customers that include Marshall's, Calvin Klein, TJ Maxx, Costco and General Electric, powder coating MDF is a viable alternative to both thermofoil (laminates) and liquid coating.

THE REBOUND CONTINUES, as evidenced by the success of these North American wood products manufacturers. The following pages illustrate the strategies put in place by this year’s WOOD 100 class, as they continue to survive — and thrive — in today’s economy.

3D software’s popularity for design and manufacturing continues to grow.

The favorite FPL report, Installation, Care, and Maintenance of Wood Shake and Shingle Siding, discusses semitransparent penetrating oil-based stains. These stains are similar to water-repellant preservatives (WRPs), but have considerably more pigments than WRPs.

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is an engineered wood product developed in Europe 15 years ago that is beginning to make its way into the North American market as a green building alternative.

Humboldt State University (HSU), along with 15 regional partners including the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), has received a $5.88 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct innovative biomass research.

Tests of a wood-frame building using an outdoor shake table at the University of California, San Diego, explain the collapse behavior and seismic safety of low-rise, wood-frame buildings. Many have a weak garage-level "soft story."